Why To explore a situation To explore consequences

Why? • To explore a situation • To explore consequences • To explain what other people… - do - want - feel - think When? • After a specific situation • Before a specific situation Comic Strip Conversations Who? • For pupils with emotional- social difficulties • For pupils who struggle with more abstract language • For students who need to ‘vent’ • Drawn with Staff / Parents • Drawn by pupil / adults Where? • In school • At home What? • A comic strip • About a specific situation • Showing different emotional reactions, thought and speech bubbles • Moving from description to perception.

‘Comic Strip Conversations’ 1. Take a past or future event. 2. Ask the student to describe it in their own words. 3. You could also use any reports / statements from other people involved. 4. Break the situation down into around 6 – 8 stages. 5. Draw pictures that show what happened including anything that was said. 6. From there – working with the student but as a mentor rather than equal partner colour code what was said according to emotions. 7. From there, add any possible thoughts

Responsive - To reflect on a situation, to restore a relationship…

Typical Colour Coding…

Responsive - To reflect on a situation, to restore a relationship… I really like Jane. I want her to go to the cinema with me I want to spend more time with Jane… Hi Jane, shall we play another game of cards. Hi, yes that would be fun. Will you come round to my house? Stop stalking me! Like Tim but Sometimes he follows me around too much. I want to speak to other people. I need to tell him. Help! He’s asked this very suddenly. I don’t know him.

Pro-active – to talk through a change…

Situation: William was asked by his music teacher to take a drum to the other music classroom. On his way down the corridor he met Joe was on his way to get a replacement lunch ticket. It is period 4 and lunch takes place next. Joe usually gets on OK with William. They have known each other since primary school. William blocked Joe’s way and started banging the drum. Joe became angry and tried to snatch the drum off him. This disrupted the Mr Smith’s drama lesson. Mr Smith gave both boys a detention. William is very upset at the detention because he insists it was a joke. He is adamant he won’t be doing it. William is also fearful Joe will target him – he blames Joe for the incident.

‘Comic Strip Conversations’

‘Comic Strip Conversations’